FTA: "SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991) Gay advocacy organizations threatened to disrupt the 1991 Oscars because they were unhappy with the depiction of homosexuals in Jonathan Demme's blockbuster thriller. "

I can't say I got all bent out of shape on that one, as a gay person.

Also, Blazing Saddles is still hilarious, and will be a classic forever. The damn film was making fun of yokel, inbred, hicks. Although there was a bit of stereotyping for black men in the film, this is the same film that referred to simple country folks as 'morons.'

Cythraul:Also, Blazing Saddles is still hilarious, and will be a classic forever. The damn film was making fun of yokel, inbred, hicks. Although there was a bit of stereotyping for black men in the film, this is the same film that referred to simple country folks as 'morons.'

Rev. Skarekroe:Cythraul: Also, Blazing Saddles is still hilarious, and will be a classic forever. The damn film was making fun of yokel, inbred, hicks. Although there was a bit of stereotyping for black men in the film, this is the same film that referred to simple country folks as 'morons.'

Let's be honest with ourselves - humour isn't politically correct as it involves laughing at someone, be it due to their infirmities, station in life or an embarrassing circumstance they're in.If we are to laugh, it must be at the expense of others thus today's inclusive acceptance of colour, religion, deformities can't apply.

Weaver95:um..yeah. 'song of the south' would (and still does) offend the shiat outta people.

how so? the blacks in that film are not slaves. it isn't particularly racist and the main character, a black man, is well portrayed and seems to be loved by most of the people in the film. have you SEEN the movie? It is pretty goddamn tame.

The most egregious use of racist stereotypes could be removed in a re-done Breakfast at Tiffany's, Gone With the Wind and Dumbo without too much trouble. You would't even have to change the scripts much, just the performances, really. Song of the South, of course, is kinda SOL, because the whole thing is a celebration of the antebellum feudal paradise in Ole Dixie.

Of course, the reboot we'd all love to see is Birth of a Nation, amirite?

frepnog:Mugato: TV shows like the Jeffersons used "the enn word" all the time in episodes about racism. Even SNL used it. It goes without saying that wouldn't fly today. I think we've regressed in that regard.

i personally love the Sanford and Son episode when Lamont has to go to court, and Fred says something along the lines of "There are enough ni663rs in here to film a Tarzan movie".

so damn funny.

And when Julio says "Buenas Dias Mr. Sanford" and Julio replies beans and disease to you too!

Cythraul:FTA: "SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991) Gay advocacy organizations threatened to disrupt the 1991 Oscars because they were unhappy with the depiction of homosexuals in Jonathan Demme's blockbuster thriller. "

I can't say I got all bent out of shape on that one, as a gay person.

Also, Blazing Saddles is still hilarious, and will be a classic forever. The damn film was making fun of yokel, inbred, hicks. Although there was a bit of stereotyping for black men in the film, this is the same film that referred to simple country folks as 'morons.'

Mugato:calbert: kronicfeld: Based on that list, I guess Entertainment Weekly hasn't heard of Gran Torino, Bad Santa, Role Models, Natural Born Killers, etc.

Tropic ThunderWhite ChicksTeam AmericaSouth ParkBoratDon't Mess with the ZohanShallow HalPassion of the Christ

and those are just some of the modern ones.

Yeah, they'd never release a movie that was released 3 years ago today.

point is, politically incorrect movies will always be made, from Birth of a Nation (1915) to The Dictator (2012).people will biatch about films that deal with the mentally ill, alcoholics, fat people, mentally challenged people, foreigners...

regardless as to how they are portrayed, or what the greater message is (The Ringer 2005). People will miss the message and focus on the perceived insensitivity to whatever cause they're heralding.

theflatline:frepnog: Mugato: TV shows like the Jeffersons used "the enn word" all the time in episodes about racism. Even SNL used it. It goes without saying that wouldn't fly today. I think we've regressed in that regard.

i personally love the Sanford and Son episode when Lamont has to go to court, and Fred says something along the lines of "There are enough ni663rs in here to film a Tarzan movie".

so damn funny.

And when Julio says "Buenas Dias Mr. Sanford" and Julio replies beans and disease to you too!

Do to the people who made this list actually go to the movies and watch TV?

I mean, ten years ago HBO probably wouldn't have been able to air the sex scenes in Girls without getting a lot of flack. Or how about last episode of Game of Thrones, or the head twisting sex scene on True Blood two seasons ago.

qorkfiend:Especially considering it was swiftly followed by "Horses! We can't afford to lose no horses. Send a couple of attractive and successful African-Americans."I didn't know there was a new filter for "people that annoy you"!

That's not new. Most of us just learned not to try and write it out. And I don't recall EVER hearing that word in any TV shows, not a long time ago and certainly not now.

using certain words, or depicting certain actions when in the context of the story isn't in and of itself offensive, when it is done wrong it can be, but when you are portraying events they way they are, or at least perceived, then sometimes idiots that don't understand the point will be offended.

frepnog:Weaver95: um..yeah. 'song of the south' would (and still does) offend the shiat outta people.

how so? the blacks in that film are not slaves. it isn't particularly racist and the main character, a black man, is well portrayed and seems to be loved by most of the people in the film. have you SEEN the movie? It is pretty goddamn tame.

cryinoutloud:qorkfiend: Especially considering it was swiftly followed by "Horses! We can't afford to lose no horses. Send a couple of attractive and successful African-Americans."I didn't know there was a new filter for "people that annoy you"!

That's not new. Most of us just learned not to try and write it out. And I don't recall EVER hearing that word in any TV shows, not a long time ago and certainly not now.

yeah in the 70's it was used alot. Fred Sanford in particularly, it was heard on Good Times, it was used on the Jeffersons. They edit it out usually these days but if you catch those shows on TVONE they are generally uncut.

cryinoutloud:qorkfiend: Especially considering it was swiftly followed by "Horses! We can't afford to lose no horses. Send a couple of attractive and successful African-Americans."I didn't know there was a new filter for "people that annoy you"!

That's not new. Most of us just learned not to try and write it out. And I don't recall EVER hearing that word in any TV shows, not a long time ago and certainly not now.

I didn't write it out, though. I used the word with the "a" that South Park taught us.

GAT_00:frepnog: Weaver95: um..yeah. 'song of the south' would (and still does) offend the shiat outta people.

how so? the blacks in that film are not slaves. it isn't particularly racist and the main character, a black man, is well portrayed and seems to be loved by most of the people in the film. have you SEEN the movie? It is pretty goddamn tame.

I think with somethings you have to consider the time it was made, the people that made it, and the intent of the movie. I don't think it racist by design, and i don't think it was racist then. However the stereotypes it portrays and storyline itself certainly today is viewed as extremely racist.